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A company owned by Romanian entrepreneur Dorin Bob has proposed a major mixed-use urban development on an approximately eight-hectare site at the western entrance to Cluj-Napoca from Florești. The project is currently undergoing the urban planning approval process. The development, proposed by Cluj-Napoca Estate, part of the Studium Green group, would include retail space, a…

Romania inaugurated its first mountain trail adapted for people with visual impairments, marking a national first in improving accessibility to its natural landscapes. The pilot route, located in the Ciucaș Mountains, is intended to serve as a model for similar projects across the country, the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU) announced. The trail was officially…

Romanian star swimmer David Popovici won three medals, including two golds, at the 62nd edition of the Settecolli Trophy in Rome, one of Europe’s most prestigious international swimming competitions. He concluded the meet by setting a new competition record in the men’s 200m freestyle. Popovici claimed gold in the 200m freestyle on the final day…

A first contingent of Romanian firefighters has begun its deployment to France to help tackle forest fires during the peak summer season under a European Union-supported pre-positioning program. The month-long mission aims to strengthen France’s wildfire response capacity and improve cooperation between European emergency services. Romania’s Department for Emergency Situations (DSU), through the General Inspectorate…

Romanian music festival UNTOLD will once again reward academic excellence by offering free passes to high school graduates who earn a perfect score in this year’s national baccalaureate exam. The initiative is part of the festival’s long-running “BAC de 10” campaign. All students who receive a final grade of 10 in the summer 2026 baccalaureate…

Romania will adopt and use for its national version of the EU Digital Identity Wallet, RoEUDIW, the open-source solution developed by Germany, the government announced. The decision is meant to cut costs and “avoid developing the infrastructure for a complex project from scratch,” the government said, as EU member states need to offer such a…

Companies listing on the stock exchange will benefit from an additional 50% deduction for the listing related costs as part of the government’s economic relaunch package, interim finance minister Alexandru Nazare announced. “The relaunch package is moving forward: listing on the stock exchange must become a real option for more Romanian companies. We are now…

Private pension funds in Romania had assets of RON 220.41 billion (approximately EUR 42.1 billion) at the end of March 2026, up 33% compared with the same period of the previous year and 5.4% higher than at the end of the previous year. At the same time, as a share of the GDP, the total…

The weather service expanded the red heat alert for most of Romania, including Bucharest, as temperatures are expected to climb as high as 41 degrees Celsius over the next two days. Authorities in the capital deployed additional cooling infrastructure, including water mist showers and public drinking fountains, to help residents cope with the extreme heat.…

Energy infrastructure company ENEVO Group and Vienna-based energy developer and investor Kraftfeld have signed the contract for the construction of a battery energy storage system – BESS – with a rated power of 110 MW and an energy storage capacity of 220 MWh in Drăgănești-Olt, in southern Romania’s Olt county, the companies said. Kraftfeld is…